Algometry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Algometer \Al*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? pain + -meter.] (Psychol.)
     An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to
     pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is
     pressed against the skin. -- {Al*gom"e*try}, n. --
     {Al`go*met"ric}, {*met"ric*al}, a. -- {Al`go*met"ric*al*ly},
     adv.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  algometry
       n : measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure